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Definition of Caviler
1. Noun. A disputant who quibbles; someone who raises annoying petty objections.
Generic synonyms: Malcontent
Derivative terms: Cavil, Cavil, Pettifog, Quibble, Quibble
Definition of Caviler
1. n. One who cavils.
Definition of Caviler
1. Noun. A person who cavils; a faultfinder, quibbler or nitpicker ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Caviler
1. one that cavils [n -S] - See also: cavils
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caviler
Literary usage of Caviler
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Reformed Quarterly Review by Thomas G. Apple (1886)
"have referred : If it were only possible to afford scientific proof of the fact,
so as to satisfy the honest skeptic and silence the caviler. ..."
2. Anecdotes for the Family, Or, Lessons of Truth and Duty for Every-day Life (1862)
"A certain caviler went to a dervise, and asked three questions: first, "Why do
they say that God is omnipresent? I do not see him, in any place: show me ..."
3. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1884)
"A study of its record ought to silence every caviler and convince every honest
doubter of the beneficence and reliability .of true insurance. ..."
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